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Illinois football coach Tim Beckman apologized for using chewing tobacco during Saturday's game at the University of Wisconsin, a minor NCAA violation. "That’s a bad habit of mine. I apologize for that," Beckman said. "I guess it’s the stress. But there

More than two years after the statewide smoking ban was in place, researchers are finding the ban did more than banish realities of smoke-filled restaurants and bars. It's making positive changes in residents' health at home, too.

A new study shows secondhand smoke exposure has dropped since the state enacted a smoking ban in July 2010. But there does not yet appear to be evidence that the law has led to a reduction in smoking prevalence in Wisconsin, according to the peer-reviewe

VILLAGE OF HARTLAND - One day after a 70-page letter threatening a lawsuit from Hartland officials was delivered to the Food and Drug Administration, the federal agency announced it would shift its regulatory focus away from e-cigarettes, possibly signal

Native Americans and White adults are the highest consumers of tobacco products in America. Yet, tobacco advertisements are found 10 times more in the Black community than anywhere else in the nation. In America, 18.3% of Black Adults are tobacco smokers

Further scientific testing needs to be done — including tests on the possible ill effects of “second-hand” effects from e-cigarettes. But the Harvard study has put e-cigarette users on notice that vaping is not as benign as its advocates would have had

A Public Opinion Strategies poll from 2014 found that 86 percent of Wisconsin voters approve of the law, compared with 75 percent approval in 2011. Nine out of 10 Wisconsinites report going out to bars and restaurants the same or more often since the la

Now, I&#x2019;m not suggesting you put your husband in prison to get him to quit smoking, but I am suggesting you show him this information. In my home state of Wisconsin, nearly one in five still smoke. A pack-a-day habit costs nearly $3,000 every yea